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Manchester United are locking horns with Liverpool for Ademola Lookman, and each golf equipment have reportedly opened talks for the Atalanta winger.
Lookman, who has a powerful 11 objectives and 5 assists in 19 appearances for Atalanta this season, seems set to depart the Bergamo aspect.
Sky Sports activities CH, by way of Soccer Discuss, declare that Atalanta “are ready to barter the departure of the previous RB Leipzig man”.
United and Liverpool are named as having made “first contact” with the participant’s representatives, however the report suggests they aren’t the one golf equipment within the Nigeria worldwide.
Soccer Discuss choose the Outdated Trafford aspect as having a “distinct benefit” over Liverpool within the race for Lookman, primarily based on their profitable dealings with the Serie A aspect previously.
Man of the second Amad Diallo made the change in October 2020 in a deal price as much as £37m after that includes simply 4 occasions for the Italian aspect.
Extra just lately, centre-forward Rasmus Hojlund accomplished the identical journey in a blockbuster £72m transfer.
The Danish teenager had solely spent one season on the Gewiss Stadium, scoring 9 objectives in 32 Serie A matches, however did sufficient to catch the attention of Erik ten Hag, who picked him out to spearhead his assault.
Ought to Lookman observe the pair to Outdated Trafford, he might feasibly slot straight right into a lineup with them each, both as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
He has additionally been profitable as a striker, and will present some welcome competitors for Hojlund and the mercurial Joshua Zirkzee, however his versatility would preserve the whole lot of United’s attacking division on its toes.
Lookman’s inventory has by no means been increased, with the 27-year-old named CAF African Footballer of the Yr earlier this week.
The honour tops off an unimaginable yr for the participant, throughout which he scored a hat-trick within the Europa League closing to single-handedly safe Atalanta their first-ever piece of European silverware.
Soccer Discuss relay that Atalanta’s asking worth can be round £50m and unsurprisingly describe Lookman as a “huge recreation participant”.
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